Why is piggy bullied in Lord of the Flies?

Answer 1

In the Lord of the Flies, Piggy is treated like trash... by everyone.

He is teased because of his overweight appearance, and is (dare I say) the most civil child of all of them. Piggy puts up with it most of the time, except for the few instances when he defends himself.

He ends up dying because of a trap involving a wooden log hurling him to his death. Ralph (the protagonist) remembers him fondly, although he was one of the worst offenders (along with Jack) to Piggy.

Sources: I've read the novel. :)

Answer 2

Piggy is described in the first chapter as being very fat and shorter than the boy with fair hair, Ralph. He wears thick glasses and a greasy wind-breaker jacket. Piggy has thinning short hair which never seems to get any longer. He suffers from Asthma and is avoids anything which involves physical activity. Piggy can't swim and the other boys view him as an outsider who is talks like a grown up and doesn't fit in.

Answer 3

Piggy is bullied in Lord of the Flies because he is the easiest target. He is a push-over that does whatever Ralph tells him to. He also has physical characteristics that make him the target of bullying, such as being overweight and wearing glasses.

Answer 4

Other than aksing for names Piggy doesn't interact with any small boy in chapter one. In chapter two, when the littlun with the mulberry coloured birthmark on his face is asked about what he claims to have seen the previous night, Piggy knelt by the small boy and relayed what he said to the rest of the boys.

Answer 5

He's made fun of by most of the boys and treated quite badly, mostly by Jack and Roger who eventually kills him. He's made fun of mostly because of his weight.

Answer 6

Piggy's initial reaction was to criticise the fire for being too big. He said, "We couldn't keep a fire like that going, not if we tried."

Answer 7

He doesn't like it because he is treated unfiarly by the other boys. They ignore him and he is usually off by himself even though he should be making decisions because he is very inteligent.